Epic partners with Adobe to drive the future of e-learning

Epic is pleased to announce a new partnership with Adobe Systems Europe Ltd. The partnership represents a coming together of two of the dominant players in European e-learning, with a shared vision for the future of technology-enabled learning and communications.

Through its ubiquitous Flash technology, and products such as Authorware, Connect and Acrobat, Adobe can claim to be the number one supplier of e-learning tools. Recent new product introductions (and the addition of new features for collaborative working to existing products) have moved the company further into the learning space. Now Adobe has chosen Epic, as the leading provider of services in the European e-learning market, to partner with in offering a complete package for clients. Epic will provide a range of strategic and capability building consulting services as well as blended design, content and platform production to complement Adobe’s world-leading technology solutions.

“Increasingly, our customers and prospects are creating eLearning content themselves rather than using outsourced agencies”, said Giles Cunningham, enterprise partner manager. “With this trend, there is a growing need to partner with a company that is capable of teaching our customers and partners the soft skills such as instructional design and graphical layout so that they can deliver engaging eLearning content. Epic allows us to deliver this to our customers, and ensure their eLearning solutions are a success within their businesses”

Steve Barden, Head of Consulting at Epic, said: ‘We are excited how this relationship will complement our respective capabilities to introduce existing and new clients to the benefits of rapid development, content management and delivery effectiveness. Our joint offer suits the mature and forward thinking enterprise where learning and knowledge are delivered into a personalised environment and needs to be achieved on an ever-quicker delivery timescale.’

The first results of the partnership will be Epic’s participation in a the Adobe Power of eLearning Solutions four city tour in June showcasing new Adobe products for corporate information delivery. Epic consultants will be on-hand at events in Dublin (7th), Edinburgh (14th), London (19th) and Manchester (21st) to support the events and to provide advice and practical guidance on rapid e-learning.

More details of the City Roadshows are available at

http://www.adobe-registration.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/AttendeeCore.woa/wa/registerOnEvent?eventCode=ELEARN&campaignCode=elearning3

Notes to Editors:

1. About Adobe Systems Europe Limited

Adobe revolutionises how the world engages with ideas and information – anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.co.uk

2. Epic is a leader in the innovative use of digital media for learning and communications. It creates tailored solutions specific to the needs of clients and end-users that help organisations improve their performance. Epic’s many, loyal clients cover a broad spread of industries across both public and private sectors, with particular strengths in Government, Defence, Education, Finance, Retail and Telecommunications.

The company has won numerous awards over its two decades of existence, and is highly respected for its work in fostering understanding of this emerging area of practice. A wealth of free resources is available on its website at www.epic.co.uk, including the Epic Blog.   

For more information please contact marketing@epic.co.uk